Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 35705 on Independent Commission into Adult Social Care, whether he plans for the recommendation of the Phase two of the independent commission to (a) have a Government response, (b) undertake a further consultation, (c) have legislation introduced and (d) be commenced in this Parliament.

Chaired by Baroness Casey of Blackstock, the independent commission on adult social care will be undertaken in two phases.

Phase 1, reporting in 2026, will identify the biggest challenges in adult social care and recommend practical changes to improve people’s lives over the next decade.

Phase 2, reporting by 2028, will make longer-term recommendations for the transformation of adult social care, addressing demographic change, how services should be organised to deliver this and how best to create a fair and affordable adult social care system.

The Government will consider and respond to the commission’s recommendations, including whether there is a need for further consultation or legislation, when it reports.